Method and apparatus to share a single storage drive across a large number of unique systems when data is highly redundant
US8924351B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 14, 2012 |
| Grant date | Dec 30, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 21, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/441
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A boot appliance for writing data to a particular host system's boot image and returning boot image data to a particular host system of a plurality of host systems. The boot appliance includes at least one storage medium, wherein the at least one storage medium is configured to store a base boot image and a plurality of variance boot images. The boot appliance further includes a buffer. The base boot appliance also includes a computer readable medium embodying computer code configured to cause the boot appliance to perform a method for writing data to a particular host system's boot image and for returning boot image data to a particular host system of a plurality of host systems.
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